SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING

DR-1517-NE affected Lancaster County, Nebraska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1517-NE

Declared

May 25, 2004

Public assistance

$4.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

296

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$1.9M

Utilities$966K

Debris Removal$964K

Emergency Protective Measures$258K

Roads and Bridges$235K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$222K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$141K

Section 324 Management Costs$6K

Total PA obligated$4.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$75K

Renter-approved dollars$122K

Intake IHP dollars$393K

Validated phase 2 dollars$393K

Tracked registrations296

About this declaration

What DR-1517-NE means

DR-1517-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lancaster County, Nebraska, with an incident window starting May 20, 2004 through Jun 1, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Lancaster County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.